Birthday Balloons

May 11, 2019 Karen Brown5 Comments

Hello there! Last year, I ordered one of Simon Says Stamp\’s \”Mystery Sacks\” and Clearly Besotted\’s \”Lift Me Up\” was one of the sets in the sack. I don\’t think I would have purchased this set, but I\’ve had a lot of fun playing with it. So far I\’ve made a birthday card, baby shower card and Get Well card.

You can mix and match hot air balloons and baskets so I went with the duck balloon and puppy basket. I thought it would be fun to have a friend on the ground so I added the Chihuahua from MFT\’s Lucky Dog set. I colored and die-cut the pup and then adhered him to the bottom with foam tape so he would have dimension.

I started by inking the \”grass\” with Pink and Main\’s Pattern Maker Pinstripes with Twisted Citron Distress Ink.
Next I stamped my little scene on an A2 panel and colored with Copic Markers.
I cut some masks because I wanted to add a \”cloud\” background with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I used my new Picket Fences Life Changing Brushes.
Finally I die cut with a stitched rectangular die.
I think this is a cute little scene card and I am entering in the following:

Seize the Birthday Balloon Challenge – I definitely went all the way and included the optional \”Balloon\” toppings prompt!

Allsorts Transport Challenge – This duck balloon will transport you…but who knows where you\’ll land!

Alphabet Distress Challenge I used distress ink for the \”grass and cloud\” background.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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Coffee in the Garden

May 4, 2019 Karen Brown20 Comments

Hello and thank you for stopping by! I always love a good scene card and I came up with the idea of \”Coffee in the Garden\” using Altenew\’s Garden Grow and Tea Time sets. Garden Grow is a longtime favorite set that I love to pull out and create little vignettes with and Tea Time worked just great to finish the scene. I am entering this card in the Altenew May Challenge.

Handmade card with Coffee in the Garden theme.

I watercolored a background with two shades of yellow and then set my panel aside to dry. I stamped, colored (with Copics) and die cut the garden and coffee images and then adhered to the background panel with foam squares for added dimension. I think I\’ve created an idyllic little scene that is going to my sister on her birthdy.

Altenew May Challenge: I loved this close-up garden scene inspiration. I chose to back up and create the macro view.

Coffee Loving Card Makers Spring/Summer Hop I am so excited to participate in this hop. My entry is \”Coffee in the Garden\”.

UPDATE: I was so pleased to see that my card was selected as one of Coffee Loving Card Makers Designer Picks. and Flash Prize Winner. Thank you to Cats Pajama\’s Art Stamps for the gift certificate to their store!

Karen

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Pink Dress Shop Scene Card

March 2, 2019 Karen Brown8 Comments

I\’ve combined two of my favorite stamps sets (My Monthly Hero: April 2017 and January 2019) to create this pink scene confection. The card is girly and feminine and is for one of my BFFs.

I started by applying Distress Ink Spun Sugar over my bricked layering stencil. Next I stamped the Hero Arts Images, colored with Copic markers and then die cut.I\’d left the \”window\” uncolored, and after die cutting, I applied Distress Ink Spun Sugar with a hint of Pickled Raspberry.Then I assembled my scene using foam tape.

$Stamper\'s Anonymous Bricked Layering Stencil$

A Blog Named Hero Challenge I love this card because it combines two of my favorite Hero Arts Stamp Sets: My Monthly Hero April, 2017 and My Monthly Hero January, 2019.

Addicted to Stamps Photo Inspiration– I was drawn to the color scheme in this photo inspiration: pinks, aqua and neutrals with a hint of purple.

Dar and Diane \”Pink and White Challenge\” I was drawn to the soft pink, white and gray on the mood board.

Just Us Girls Birthday Challenge – Like Vicki, I am in need of a bunch of birthday cards, so this prompt was perfect for me!

Southern Girls \”Girl Power\” Challenge Such a fun prompt!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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Humorous But Masculine Valentine

January 24, 2019 Karen Brown8 Comments

I wanted to create a valentine that would appeal to men and thought a cute \”scene\” card featuring two dogs trying to get together in a florist shop would be fun. One dog is peering out over the window sill as the other dog is using a crate to try and climb inside.

To create my scene, I combined the January 2019 My Monthly Hero kit with two pups from MFT\’s Lucky Dog stamp set. I love both sets! First I created a background using Tim Holtz Stamper\’s Anonymous Bricked Layering Stencil and Simon Says Stamp Hybrid Stone ink. The stencil was not quite wide enough for the full card so I stenciled the right side and blended toward the middle, then stenciled the left side blending so that my A2 card was fully covered. I think the bricks turned out well.

Next I stamped (on Xpress It paper), colored (with Copics) and die cut the images with my new Gemini Junior. I then embossed the sentiment on the window. Using foam tape, I adhered my scene to the background.

Update:

I am very pleased that this card was selected “Top 5” in the Allsorts Challenge:

And Pile It On Sweet Sprinkles Award.

I think this is a fun card and I am excited to enter it in the following challenges:

A Blog Named Hero Crafter\’s Choice Challenge I received my January Hero Arts Kit this week and couldn\’t wait to start playing with it! I tried to attach the graphic but I received an error message.

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #325 I was inspired by the Love theme, the hearts & flowers and the colors green, pink and red.

Cards In Envy Love Me or My Pets Challenge Love and Pets…what could be a better theme?

Allsorts Make it Masculine Challenge This is my first time to enter this challenge. This is the valentine I made for my husband.

Pile it On \”Land Animals\” Challenge

I hope you enjoy the card…I sure had fun making it!

Karen